Sociologists and historians having a scrag fight
Sunny, Steve and Tara talk about the next crucial stage of her project: the oral history interviews. They discuss the different mode and styles of interviews and the rich data that can be gained thr...
7 Feb 20165min
Deviant leisure cultures
Tara and Steve introduce a new concept, trope and theory: deviant leisure cultures.
18 Jan 201618min
Sunny Rue Chivaura 7 - Why the authentic voice matters
Sunny and Tara discuss how to handle oral history testimony in a digital age.
18 Jan 201614min
Mark Brown 8 - Visually documenting a doctorate
Mark and Tara talk about the distinctive digital strategies that are emerging in and through the contemporary PhD.
17 Jan 20167min
Mick Winter 28 - Memes and the big three
Mick and Tara talk about 'the big three' films: Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind and Casablanca. Why have these three films dominated the most famous movie quotations of all time?
17 Jan 20169min
Winter is coming - doctoral supervision in the neoliberal university
What are the challenges confronting PhD students and supervisors in our universities? Tara reveals the impact of neoliberalism on doctoral education, showing why governance and regulation of scholarl...
10 Jan 201635min
Digital leisure studies
Tara and Steve talk about two key phrases - "digital leisure cultures" and "digital leisure studies." What are digital leisure cultures and can they offer a new disciplinary pathway through work, pro...
10 Jan 201612min
Doctor Who - High Popular Culture for Difficult Times
Doctor Who is a stunning and innovative force in popular culture and popular memory. But why is Doctor Who popular and what is the role of Peter Capaldi in aligning past and present, memory and polit...
12 Dec 201545min
